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Student&involvement&
! Feb&2013&–&3&Members&
! June&2013&–&8&Members&
! September&2013&F&&10&Members&
Our&Guide&and&mentor&&
! Mr&Cruse&was&our&guide&he&has&supported&us&in&everything&we&dreamt&of&doing.&
! He&was&the&one&who&gave&us&this&great&innovation&and&idea&of&doing&this&project.&
Why&Backpacks&
• Kids%can%move%into%foster%homes%with%nothing%at%all.%
• We%desired%to%make%it%easier%for%them.%• It%can%make%a%big%difference%to%a%kid%in%a%very%difficult%=me.%
What&we&did&to&make&a&difference&
! &Completed&our&first&Community&Action&placement&
! Approached&&Mr.&Cruse&about&getting&involved&in&Community&Action&
! Formed&a&group&–&3&members&
February&
What&we&did&to&make&a&difference&
March&! A&grant&became&available&through&Banyule&Council&for&students&to&
make&a&difference&in&our&community&
! Contacted&Baptcare&about&our&idea&–&No&great&interest&
! Contacted&Foster&Care&Association&–&they&thought&it&was&a&good&idea&and&they&contacted&Mackillop&Family&Services&
! While&they&both&liked&the&idea&we&had&to&prove&ourselves&
What&we&did&to&make&a&difference&
April& ! Our&grant&of&$5,000&was&approved&
! Project&has&credibility&–&we&don’t&need&to&spend&all&our&time&fundraising&
! Talked&about&contacting&companies&for&donations&–&didn’t&happen&
! Researched&backpacks&and&goodies&online&&
! Contacted&our&school&marketing&department&who&contacted&local&papers&
! FCAV&and&Mackillop&came&to&Parade&to&talk&through&the&project&and&discuss&the&needs&of&kids&in&care&
! Basic&rules&of&group&decided&–&meetings&etc&
What&we&did&to&make&a&difference&
May&
! Visited&Mackillop&Family&Services&former&orphanage&in&South&Melbourne&
! Presented&our&first&backpack&
! Learned&about&the&history&of&Mackillop&and&got&a&tour&
! Heard&stories&of&foster&kids&
! We&started&understand&the&value&of&our&project&(Cameras&everywhere&from&local&papers)&
What&we&did&to&make&a&difference&
June&
! Ordered&200&backpacks&(We&now&have&a&standard&backpack)&
! Despite&plans&for&our&logo&on&bags&we&changed&our&mind&as&we&didn’t&want&to&identify&the&kids&as&foster&kids&
! Donation&of&200&water&bottles&from&a&parent&
! Donation&of&300&books&from&library&
! Purchased&goods&(Towels,&pencils,&torches,&MP4&players&etc)&
What&we&did&to&make&a&difference&
July&
" Our&first&25&backpacks&&
" Formal&presentation&in&front&of&year&10&students&(More&members&became&involved)&
" FCAV&gave&us&a&10kg&block&of&chocolate&–&We&raffled&this&and&we&got&more&publicity&
What&we&did&to&make&a&difference&
August&
" Selling&raffle&tickets&throughout&the&school&starts&conversations&about&our&project&
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What&we&did&to&make&a&difference&
September&&
" Polly&Woodside&–&Presented&our&next&27&backpacks&
" Helped&run&the&Foster&Care&day&
" Raffled&our&block&of&chocolate&–&Raised&$400&
" Sold&drinks&and&biscuits&each&morning&to&celebrate&Foster&Care&Week&
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What&we&Include&in&our&BackPacks&
" Depending%on%aged%groups%the%backpacks%are%different%but%they%can%include%
• Towel%• Toothbrush%• Torch%• Hairbrush%• MP4%Player%• Photo%Frame%• Drink%BoGles%• Pens%• Novels%• Blankets%• Pencils%
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